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What makes the backbones of DNA?

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15y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

The phosphate group and deoxyribose makeup the backbone of DNA. As with proteins, the only unit not included in the backbone is the one that provides the information. In proteins it is the R group; in nucleic acids it is the nitrogenous base.

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